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Parent Education
The Parent Education Series
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Overview
The Parent Education Series is a program of The Parent Venture, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
2024-2025 Parent Education Series
Upcoming Events:
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Youth
Dr. Lisa Damour, Psychologist, New York Times Bestselling Author
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)
Register: https://lisadamour2025.eventbrite.com
In this Parents Under Pressure presentation, Dr. Lisa Damour will share practical, research-based strategies that families can use to help children and teens build resilience, regain a sense of control, and manage stress and anxiety.
Parents/caregivers, students, educators, health professionals, and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission.
This Parents Under Pressure presentation is sponsored by generous donors from the Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation and the San Mateo County Office of Education, in partnership with The Parent Venture.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MEd, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at cmargot@parentventure.org.
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How to Raise Resilient Black Kids in a Complex World
Earl Turner, PhD, Author, Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine University
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)
Register: https://earlturner2025.eventbrite.com
In this much-needed webinar for parents and caregivers, race and mental health expert Dr. Earl Turner will help your kids cope with race-based stress, challenge systemic oppression and marginalization, and thrive.
Parents/caregivers, students, educators, health professionals, and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission.
This presentation is sponsored by Sequoia Healthcare District, Peninsula Health Care District, and Sequoia Union High School District, and The Parent Venture.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MEd, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at cmargot@parentventure.org.
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Parenting at the Intersection of Neurodivergence and Gender Expansiveness
Anthony Ross, LMFT, and Emily Swanson, LMFT
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)
In this Neurodiversity Education Series event, Anthony Ross, LMFT, psychotherapist and health educator, and Emily Swanson, LMFT, autistic therapist, will suggest ways to talk with your neurodivergent kids about gender and sexuality.
Parents/caregivers, educators, health professionals, and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission.
The Neurodiversity Education Series is presented by The Parent Venture, Children’s Health Council, Compass High School, REEL2e, and The RILEY Project, with major funding from the Sequoia Healthcare District.
For more information, visit www.neurodiversityeducationseries.org, or contact Charlene Margot, MEd, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture, at cmargot@parentventure.org.